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Genocide designation The U.S. has designated China's treatment of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang province as a genocide. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the move just before the Biden team takes over—it could have implications for the Biden administration's policies regarding China, though...

U.S. creates National Artificial Intelligence office. In one of the Trump Administration's final acts, it has established the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office, which is part of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. The new office is charged with coordinating efforts...

“If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.” - Steve Jobs

"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself." - Josh Billings

‘Reprehensible’: Kyle Bass’s Hayman Capital Lambasted by Dallas Judge “The question is, how do I get Mr. Bass’s attention and the lawyers’ attention to stop behavior like this,” Judge Ted Akin said at the December hearing involving Bass’s Hayman Capital and Dallas real estate lender United...

WhatsApp looks to monetize:India’s ~400m WhatsApp users will soon have the option to order products from Reliance Industries’ JioMart within the messaging app.

Warren Buffett’s 2020 Scorecard (Morning Star) Billionaire investor Warren Buffett had a mixed year by his standards, with some winners such as Apple and Snowflake balanced by banks and energy. In a tough year for most investors, even Warren Buffett had a mixed year by his standards. The share...

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“They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.” - Edgar Allan Poe

Proprietary trading firms to target emerging and frontier markets in 2021 A recent report has found that the majority of proprietary trading firms are looking to emerging markets to stabilise trading revenues in 2021. By Annabel Smith Proprietary trading firms will increasingly trade emerging...

There are more unicorns than ever At the end of 2020, a record225US-based private companies were valued at $1B+, with a cumulative value of$659B. Of these, 28 became unicorns in Q4 2020. That’s also a record (we think there’s a theme here). The most valuable among them: SpaceX ($46B) Stripe...

“The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live.” - Auguste Rodin

“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” - Martin Luther King Jr.

“Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself.” - Mahatma Gandhi

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"Real self love is creating a life for yourself you don’t have to routinely escape from." - Emily Kirley

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